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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Meanwhile cannabis beverages are required to have:

-Nutrition facts including calories, sugar, etc.

-Gigantic yellow warning with random health warning (e.g., don't use if pregnant)

-Huge red stop sign cannabis leaf logo

-KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

-Big pain in the ass plastic childproof thing

None of these required on a can of beer.

From a harm reduction perspective, it's a massive failure. Many cannabis beverages have very low nearly zero calories, sugar-free. For your physical health they are almost certainly less harmful than alcohol and I know many people would enjoy them as an alternative to alcohol.

We have faced a similar failure in harm reduction strategy regarding vaping versus tobacco. I think in both cases it's a result of vested interests (tax revenue, lobbying, don't know) trumping what is best for people.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The way Canada has handled cannabis legalization is embarrassing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

We're still ahead of the people who haven't legalised it or even criminalise it, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The fact that wine and beer bottles are exempt from those Nutrition Facts labels is utter nonsense.

If people knew how much sugar and calories are in their drink maybe they would think twice

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was drinking a while claw with my mother-in-law, and reflected that 100 calories was pretty good.

She responded she preferred her normal vodka sodas because they have 0 calories...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Zero calories? 100 g of 60 % vodka is 370 calories

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

90 cal a shot is my usual quick math. Clearly not my mother in law's.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

There are nutrition labels on alcohol in Europe, but people there drink as much as here.